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Definitions for Niebuhr
ˈni bʊərniebuhr
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Princeton's WordNet
Niebuhr, Reinhold Niebuhrnoun
United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)
Niebuhr, Barthold George Niebuhrnoun
German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)
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Niebuhr
Niebuhr is a German surname.
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Niebuhr is a surname of German origin. There are several notable people with this surname, including Reinhold Niebuhr, a prominent American theologian, and his brother H. Richard Niebuhr, also a well-known theologian. The name could also refer to Barthold Georg Niebuhr, a Danish-German statesman and historian. The meaning and specific origin of the surname is unclear.
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NIEBUHR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Niebuhr is ranked #22346 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Niebuhr surname appeared 1,153 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Niebuhr.
96.9% or 1,118 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.9% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1839","2"],["1845","2"],["1850","1"],["1852","3"],["1854","2"],["1856","1"],["1857","1"],["1865","1"],["1867","3"],["1868","4"],["1870","1"],["1874","3"],["1877","1"],["1880","1"],["1902","2"],["1904","1"],["1930","1"],["1933","1"],["1936","1"],["1939","2"],["1943","2"],["1944","1"],["1945","1"],["1946","5"],["1947","2"],["1948","3"],["1949","1"],["1950","3"],["1951","4"],["1952","2"],["1953","4"],["1954","2"],["1955","12"],["1956","8"],["1957","36"],["1958","3"],["1959","10"],["1960","10"],["1961","35"],["1962","16"],["1963","25"],["1964","14"],["1965","19"],["1966","30"],["1967","12"],["1968","15"],["1969","14"],["1970","14"],["1971","29"],["1972","11"],["1973","14"],["1974","8"],["1975","7"],["1976","7"],["1977","6"],["1978","2"],["1979","4"],["1980","4"],["1981","9"],["1982","8"],["1983","5"],["1984","9"],["1985","9"],["1986","12"],["1987","9"],["1988","1"],["1989","2"],["1991","23"],["1992","4"],["1993","6"],["1994","8"],["1995","3"],["1996","4"],["1997","3"],["1998","2"],["1999","8"],["2000","5"],["2001","34"],["2002","2"],["2003","14"],["2004","2"],["2005","2"],["2006","19"],["2007","25"],["2008","21"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Niebuhr in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Niebuhr in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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